A US agency has called for a mandatory closing of the fishing season for all fleets operating in Ghana’s waters at the same time, regardless of their target species....
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Vietnamese Tuna Supplier Refuses Recall After US Histamine Outbreak
The investigation regarding an ongoing outbreak of histamine poisoning from tuna in the US has led the FDA to block all yellowfin imports from a Vietnamese company after it was identified as...
Work For India Tuna Harbor Continues As Scheduled
The work for the new tuna fishing harbor in Tiruvottiyur Kuppam in Chennai, India, is progressing as scheduled. Currently, drivers in the Ennore...
BREAKING NEWS: Bankruptcy Bumble Bee Expected Within Days
Bumble Bee Foods, US's largest seafood company is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection within days and put itself on the market for sale, reported the Wall Street...
WTPO Sees Buying Less VDS Days As Crisis Solution
In their meeting on the crisis of the Bangkok skipjack price, the members present at the World Tuna Purse seine Organization (WTPO) meeting in Manila agreed on...
NGOs Want ICCAT To Reduce Bigeye & Yellowfin Catches
Next week the ICCAT commission will meet in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to discuss the fisheries situation in the Atlantic Ocean (AO). The RFMO will work on the future steps to guarantee...
Major Shift In Plankton Affecting Tuna
The ratio of carbon isotopes in three common species of tuna has changed significantly since 2000, due to major shifts in phytoplankton populations in the oceans, says a new study. ...
Brits Bought More Frozen Tuna, But Less Seafood Overall
In general, the Brits bought less seafood, including tuna, in the last year across major retail stores across the country, according to a latest Nielsen ScanTrack data. But shoppers...
Pacific IUU Surveillance Sights 646 Vessels
Fifteen Pacific nations recently participated in the annual Operation Kurukuru, a 12-day multinational coordinated regional maritime surveillance exercise targeting IUU fishing in the...
NOAA’s New International Affairs And Seafood Inspection Director
The US-based agency, NOAA, has appointed a new Director for its Fisheries’ Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection. Alexa Cole, who has held...
Seychelles’ Prices Not Following Bangkok Crash
The Seychelles market for yellowfin and skipjack is trying to hold its balance as prices in Bangkok are crashing through the floor. Nevertheless, skipjack prices did...
Dutch Imports Of PNG Tuna Cut By Half
In the Netherlands, during the first half of 2019 (H1), buyers' demand for canned tuna products remained stable year-on-year. Dutch deliveries for this period last year suffered a small drop...
Attorney General Proud Of Win Over Albacora
Earlier this year, the international arbitration between the Spanish tuna fishing company, Albacora, and the Ecuadorian government over tax charges came to an end...
Key Witness: I Lied To FBI About US Tuna Price-Fixing
A former StarKist executive has admitted to jurors that he initially lied to the FBI about his role in criminal price-fixing of canned tuna in the US. Steven Hodge, ex-Senior Vice...
UK Retailers Selling More Tuna, Higher Penetration
Canned tuna deliveries into the UK showed modest growth in the first half of the year. This comes in the midst of the uncertain economic climate that Brexit has created in the country. ...
EU Extends Fisheries Protocol With Mauritania
Mauritania has signed a provisional application extending for another year a fisheries protocol between the country and the EU. The previous agreement expires on November 15. With the...
EPO Skipjack Landings Strong In Q3
Tuna catches in the Eastern Pacific are of the rise as this year’s figures show a higher volume of tuna landed by purse seiners and pole-and-line vessels than last year. However,...
Curto Testifies In Lischewski’s Trial: “Industry Based On Gossip”
Tuna industry’s heavyweight, Renato Curto, took to the witness stand and told jurors that he does not remember many of the meetings and email communications from previous...
Ecuador Loses Big Share In German Retail Market
The volume of canned tuna coming into Germany suffered a dip in the first half of 2019 (H1) mainly due to the fall in imports from outside the EU. According to the...
Seychelles Signs Agreements With China On Fish Exports
Seychelles and China have signed three agreements, which set a framework under which fish and other aquatic processors in the island nation can gain access...